The Facts and the Advantages of the Advanced Driving Test
Some information and facts to demonstrate why there is a need for an Advanced Driving Test and the advantages that can be gained by becoming an Advanced Motorist.

Facts and Figures about Road Accidents

• Traffic Accidents account for the largest single cause of death and injury for young adults.
• If you have had an accident in one 3 year period, you are twice as likely to have another accident in the next 3 years.
• A driver attitude which predisposes one to greater risk is the illusion of control, or over-estimating one's ability.
• Drivers who speed often (ie. exceed the speed limit) have about 3 times the accident risk of those who speed infrequently.
• In more than 90% of traffic accidents, human error is the cause; accidents do not just happen by chance, they are the consequence of unsafe driving practice.
• Accidents on single carriageways are four times more likely to be fatal as those on Motorways.
• Familiarity with a particular stretch of road doesn't appear to help reduce accidents: a majority happen within five miles of home.